Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Air Peace: Between Patriotism and Business



Air Peace: Between Patriotism and Business

-By Ingram Osigwe

In the wake of the deadly Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa by a section of that country's population, something unprecedented happened: A single individual, a private businessman brushed aside profit concerns and put aircrafts at the disposal of fellow compatriots willing to be evacuated home. It was at no cost.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Children's Lives Will Be Saved Due To Invention of Simple Water Treatment System "Aquatabs Flo"



Children's Lives Will Be Saved Due to Invention of Simple Water Treatment System "Aquatabs Flo"

WEXFORD, Ireland, Sept. 2, 2019   /PRNewswire/ -- The world famous medical journal The Lancet has published the results of a two year health impact trial in Bangladesh. Less than 5% of studies submitted to this peer reviewed journal are published.

In this trial, the impact of using "Aquatabs Flo" at the inlet of a domestic tank water treatment system has been shown to reduce WHO-defined diarrhoea in children by over 25% compared to the control group (untreated water). Similar reductions were estimated for caregiver-defined diarrhoea.

Closure of South African Missions in Nigeria




Closure of South African Missions in Nigeria

PRETORIA, South Africa, 05 September 2019 / PRN Africa / -- The Minister of International Relation and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has expressed her disappointment at having to take the decision to support the closure of the South African High Commission in Abuja and the Consulate in Lagos.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Abuja International Film Festival Suspends All Films From South Africa



PRESS STATEMENT
ABUJA -
4th SEPTEMBER 2019.

IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF ALL SOUTH AFRICAN FILM ENTRIES AT 16TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

On behalf of the Management and organizers of the 16th Abuja International, we wish to announce the immediate suspension of all South African Film Entries submitted for the 16th Abuja International Film Festival scheduled for 22nd to 25th October 2019.

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Aga Khan Museum Celebrates Africa's World-Shaping Stories



Aga Khan Museum Celebrates Africa's World-Shaping Stories

A must-see exhibition, an Afrofuturist art installation, talks from influential scholars, and pan-African music are all part of our fall season, Africa!

TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2019 /CNW/ - As African countries gain recognition as 21st-century global leaders, the Aga Khan Museum celebrates the continent's power — past, present, and future — with its fall season, Africa!

Monday, August 26, 2019

Olubadan, King Adetunji Saliu Celebrates 91st Birthday!

Olubadan, King Adetunji Saliu Celebrates 91st Birthday (Photos) - Culture - Nigeria https://www.nairaland.com/5380786/olubadan-adetunji-saliu-celebrates-91st

Deji Sasegbon Resurrects With New Publication



Deji Sasegbon Resurrects With New Publication

LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 21, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- Notable lawyer and accomplished author, editor cum Law books publisher Deji Sasegbon, SAN, who passed away on December 10, 2016 has figuratively resurrected in a new set of books entitled 'Sasegbon's Judicial Dictionary of Nigerian Law'. Sasegbon was in his lifetime renowned for such landmark publications like the Nigerian Supreme Court Cases (NSCC) in 38 volumes, Legal Desk Book, Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Law and Practice in 6 volumes and Sasegbon's Laws of Nigeria in 30 volumes. His latest work 'Sasegbon's Judicial Dictionary of Nigerian Law' (also known by its acronym, SJD), published in seven volumes, and about to be released, posthumously, are a fitting epitaph to his illustrious memory, a further assurance of his immortality and a valuable addition to legal jurisprudence.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Transcript of President Muhammadu Buhari's Speech To In-Coming Federal Ministers



ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE PRESIDENTIAL RETREAT FOR MINISTERS-DESIGNATE, PRESIDENTIAL AIDES AND OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES, HELD AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 19 AUGUST 2019 PROTOCOLS:

I welcome you all to this meeting whose purpose is firstly, to familiarize ourselves with our colleagues with whom we shall be working closely for the next four years GOD willing; secondly, to reflect and assess the country’s position in 2015 and today; and thirdly, to chart a course for the country for the foreseeable future.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Better Life Billionaire Promo Officially Launched in Nigeria


L-r: Funke Adekola, Business Director, Dare Create, Celestine Achi, Director General, BLB Promo, Kenneth Shanki, Product Manager, Payment Solution, MTech Communications Ltd and Simisola Munire, Senior Legal Officer, Lagos State , at the media unveiling of the Better Life Billionaires Promo in Lagos weekend.

Better Life Billionaire Promo Officially Unveiled; To Create 130 Millionaires in 13 Weeks

LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 10, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- The Better Life Billionaire Promo (or "BLB Promo"), a novel initiative of NNB Capital & Investments Limited, a financial and investment advisory firm, has been officially launched in Nigeria.